2006 Rally New Zealand
2006 Rally New Zealand 36th Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
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Round 15 of the 2006 World Rally Championship
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Dates run | 17 – 19 November 2006 | ||
Stages | 17 | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team | ||
Crews | 43 at start, 37 at finish |
The 2006 Propecia Rally New Zealand was the penultimate round of the 2006 World Rally Championship season. It took place between 17 and 19 November 2006.
Marcus Grönholm won and teammate Mikko Hirvonen placed second, sealed the Ford's first manufacturers’ world title since 1979.[1]
Results[]
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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WRC | ||||||
1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:02:30.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:03:26.7 | 56.0 | 8 |
3 | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Peugeot 307 WRC | 4:05:10.0 | 2:39.3 | 6 |
4 | Xavier Pons | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:26.8 | 2:56.1 | 5 | |
5 | Dani Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:05:51.4 | 3:20.7 | 4 |
6 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 06 | 4:07:27.8 | 4:57.1 | 3 |
7 | Luís Pérez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 4:13:22.3 | 10:51.6 | 2 | |
8 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:18:53.1 | 16:22.4 | 1 |
PWRC | ||||||
1. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:18:53.1 | 0.0 | 10 |
2. | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:22:50.7 | 3:57.6 | 8 | ||
3. | Alexander Dorosinskiy | Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C | 4:34:39.9 | 15:46.8 | 6 | |
4. | Denis Giraudet | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | 4:35:39.2 | 16:46.1 | 5 | |
5. | Mirco Baldacci | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:37:45.1 | 18:52.0 | 4 | |
6. | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:41:37.1 | 22:44.0 | 3 |
7. | Nasser al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX Spec C | 4:47:41.9 | 28:48.8 | 2 |
8. | Nigel Heath | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:54:58.3 | 36:05.2 | 1 |
Source:[2]
Special Stages[]
All dates and times are NZDT (UTC+13).
Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length (km) | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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1 (17 Nov) |
SS1 | 09:33 | Pirongia West 1 | 20.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 15:09.7 | Marcus Grönholm |
SS2 | 10:31 | Te Koraha 1 | 43.88 | Marcus Grönholm | 29:44.7 | ||
SS3 | 14:50 | Pirongia West 2 | 20.38 | Marcus Grönholm | 14:53.6 | ||
SS4 | 15:48 | Te Koraha 2 | 43.88 | Marcus Grönholm | 29:10.2 | ||
SS5 | 18:00 | Mystery Creek Super Special 1 | 3.14 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:59.8 | ||
2 (18 Nov) |
SS6 | 09:23 | Port Waikato | 18.18 | Marcus Grönholm | 10:25.3 | |
SS7 | 10:01 | Klondyke | 13.88 | Chris Atkinson | 11:18.9 | ||
SS8 | 10:34 | Wairamarama | 31.58 | Chris Atkinson | 22:23.3 | ||
SS9 | 15:18 | Te Akauth South | 31.82 | Marcus Grönholm | 18:37.4 | ||
SS10 | 16:01 | Te Akauth North | 32.64 | Mikko Hirvonen | 18:08.2 | ||
SS11 | 19:34 | Mystery Creek Super Special 2 | 3.14 | Marcus Grönholm | 2:59.5 | ||
3 (19 Nov) |
SS12 | 07:38 | Maungatawhiri 1 | 6.69 | Marcus Grönholm | 3:40.6 | |
SS13 | 08:06 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.23 | Marcus Grönholm | 7:56.2 | ||
SS14 | 08:34 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.82 | Marcus Grönholm | 21:38.1 | ||
SS15 | 12:03 | Maungatawhiri 2 | 6.69 | Marcus Grönholm | 3:37.5 | ||
SS16 | 12:31 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.23 | Marcus Grönholm Xavier Pons |
7:57.7 | ||
SS17 | 12:59 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.82 | Xavier Pons | 21:09.7[2] |
Notes[]
- Seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi competed in his first rally since 2002 Rally GB.
References[]
- ^ "On This Day: 2006". wrc.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Propecia Rally New Zealand 2006". EWRC Results.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2006 in New Zealand motorsport
- 2006 World Rally Championship season
- Rally New Zealand